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Chapter 155: Chapter 155 Interrogation
Lu Changyuan said with a smile, "The mode isn’t bad."
Han Jiaojiao also thought it was quite good. — Although she detested Qin Wenhao, this method was indeed much better than simply testing the numerical value of Abilities. For example, some people may have high Ability values, but that didn’t necessarily mean they were strong in combat. They might have a weak disposition, poor judgment, or slow reflexes, all of which could affect their performance in actual combat.
However, this mode of selecting talents was not perfect. For instance, Han Jiaojiao’s Ability was difficult to effectively utilize in the competition because the terrain traps and mechanically simulated enemies could only mimic real-life strength, hardness, and speed, yet they ultimately weren’t made of flesh and blood, and they had no blood.
Of course, Han Jiaojiao’s Ability was considered unique within the base.
So... did they need to participate?
Han Yi nodded his head and said to Xiao Jian, "Go to the labor center tomorrow and sign up everyone from our courtyard."
Yan Xiao was eager to try, "What about us? Are we participating too?"
Han Yi’s fingers lightly tapped on the map on the coffee table twice and said indifferently, "We have our own matters to attend to. There’s no need to waste energy and time on this kind of thing. Xiaoliang and the others, however, can take this opportunity to train."
Yan Xiao touched the back of his head and said, "I almost forgot about the important stuff."
Xiao Jian looked at Han Yi with some concern and said, "Brother Han, I’m worried that Qin Wenhao is targeting you by staging this competition. If you don’t participate, will he..."
Han Yi indicated that he didn’t care about that person in the slightest and calmly said, "Don’t mind him."
Why would Qin Wenhao be so enthusiastic about making suggestions to Beicheng Base? Coming up with a ranking competition was simply an attempt to draw out Han Yi, to see who was actually stronger. Since Ability values were both MAX, it was impossible to determine superiority, but ranking battles were different. No matter how powerful, there would still be a ranking, a concrete number, which could dethrone Han Yi from the pedestal of MAX.
Additionally, the comprehensive score produced by the computer, the subtlety of the word ’comprehensive,’ also posed a predicament. Even if Han Yi participated, he might not be able to secure the top spot, and the official judges could have various reasons to lower his score.
Even if the base wanted to promote a particular Superpower User to contend with Yunan’s Qin Wenhao, it would undoubtedly be someone from within the military faction, definitely not Han Yi.
In Han Yi’s view, this competition was as dull as children playing house. He had no interest in it whatsoever.
When Han Jiaojiao thought about how exasperated Qin Wenhao would be if he knew her brother had no intention of participating, she couldn’t help but want to laugh.
"Laughing at what?" Han Yi reached out to rub her head.
"Nothing," Han Jiaojiao said with a pursed mouth, secretly amused, and asked while looking at the map, "Are we going on a long trip?"
"Yes, we need to make a trip to the Armory. But it’s not in the near future; we still need to prepare for some time." Han Yi closed the map and handed it to Lu Changyuan, "The journey this time is going to be tough. The round trip will likely require a month’s time, so we must ensure our preparations are flawless."
Lu Changyuan nodded, "The few of us are ready to move out at a moment’s notice. However, we need a good plan for the people staying behind. Otherwise, if it takes too long, I’m afraid things might go awry."
How do you ensure that, in the BOSS’s absence, the employees don’t get out of hand? Having a caretaker is essential, and in addition, deciding how many weapons and ammunitions to leave behind, how much supplies, points, how to arrange tasks and training, and how to handle emergencies are all matters that can’t be settled in just a day or two.
What Lu Changyuan referred to as "good planning" was to take advantage of this time to observe their performance and choose a suitable candidate who could lead the team.
"Keep a close watch on Han Rui’s side," Han Yi said. "We mustn’t allow his people to reach the factory first."
"Yang Qi said Han Rui has been in frequent contact with several people above lately. He’s probably trying to exchange the factory’s location for benefits with the base, but that place is not easy to get to. Even if the base sends people, it has to be arranged well in advance. They won’t be faster than us," Lu Changyuan explained.
Han Yi gave a faint nod, and after a moment of silence, he added, "By the time we return from the Armory, the Ice Age won’t be far off."
This was also the reason he had recently begun planning to go to the Armory. Once the Ice Age arrived, it would no longer be suitable for long-distance travel. The roads would be sealed by ice, cars would fail to start, people’s clothing would become bulky, while the Alien Species would become even more active and agile. There were too many unfavorable factors.
Han Jiaojiao longed for the opportunity. If she could get her hands on those big guns in the Armory, her brother would be even more formidable!
Whether it was Superpower Users or Alien Species, in the face of heavy thermal weapons, they were all nothing but dust! A rocket fired off would blast a few hundred kilometers away into scorched earth.
She couldn’t wait to go.
In the following days, they began preparing for the long journey ahead.
The ranking competition for Superpower Users outside was being hyped up, and everyone in the base was watching and guessing whether Han Yi would be able to claim first place in the contest. However, nobody expected that he couldn’t care less about it.
In such an enthusiastic atmosphere, the recent rumors were quietly undergoing changes. The new version of the rumors was still the original content but now included Su Xue’s name. Although the rumors remained salacious, they underwent a subtle shift simply due to the addition of a single name...
Qin Nanyi paced back and forth in her room, looking anxious and restless. A bodyguard walked into the room from outside the door—
"Miss."
"Where is she? Have you brought her here?" Qin Nanyi asked impatiently.
A woman was pushed out from behind the bodyguard. She stumbled and crash-landed on the cold, hard marble floor with a thud.
Qin Nanyi didn’t care whether she was hurt from the fall. With a look of disdain slowly surfacing on her face, she sat down and asked, "Are you Su Xue?"
Su Xue knelt on the ground, trembling. She recognized Qin Nanyi and mustered the strength to say, "...Miss Qin?... Why did you capture me? What... what are you going to do to me?"
The bodyguard by her side immediately shouted, "Quit your damn blabbering and answer our Miss’s question!"
Qin Nanyi was not afraid of revealing her identity and responded with a cold smile, "You know me?"
Su Xue shivered. Of course, she knew Qin Nanyi; she had seen her at the banquet before—the former governor’s daughter, now the niece of the leader of Yunan Base, unapproachable and out of reach, for whom countless men had asked to dance...
But why would Qin Nanyi have her captured?
"I asked you something. Those rumors, did you make them up yourself, or did someone else tell you about them?" Qin Nanyi asked her sternly.
A shock went through Su Xue’s heart! Rumors?... Was Qin Nanyi interrogating her about the rumors?
A glint of realization flashed through her mind—there had been rumors recently, saying that Qin Nanyi and Han Yi were a couple... Could it be, could it be that Qin Nanyi...
"Answer!"
The bodyguard kicked her without mercy, and Su Xue knocked against a table leg. Blood immediately streamed down her forehead, and she hurriedly replied without even wiping it, "It’s all true! Everything I said is true!"
"Impossible!" Qin Nanyi stood up abruptly, her face ashen.
Fearing another beating, Su Xue hurriedly continued, "It’s all true! I’ve been classmates with Han Jiaojiao for three years. She doesn’t hide anything from me. She has been with her brother for a long time already!"
